Thrice
[θraɪs]
Definition
(adv.) Three times.
(adv.) In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.
Inputed by Cleo
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Three times.
Typed by Abe
Definition
adv. three times.
Inputed by Jane
Examples
- Twice or thrice in the year, according to her promise, she wrote him letters to Madras, letters all about little Georgy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We were silent again, and remained so, until the Doctor rose and walked twice or thrice across the room. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Mr. Rochester came thrice to my door in the course of it, to ask if I was safe and tranquil: and that was comfort, that was strength for anything. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- With this view, Mr. Wardle invited the full circle to dinner at the Adelphi; and the decanters having been thrice sent round, opened the business. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Dawkins whistled for a couple of minutes; then, taking off his hat, scratched his head, and nodded thrice. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- We walked round the ruined garden twice or thrice more, and it was all in bloom for me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- One--twice--thrice that terrifying cry rang out across the teeming solitude of that unspeakably quick, yet unthinkably dead, world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And he is worth--not to say his sordid expenses--but thrice his weight in gold, said Richard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr. Home himself offered me a handsome sum--thrice my present salary--if I would accept the office of companion to his daughter. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This scheme I went over twice, thrice; it was then digested in my mind; I had it in a clear practical form: I felt satisfied, and fell asleep. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Madame raised my salary; but she got thrice the work out of me she had extracted from Mr. Wilson, at half the expense. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Repeat the entire process thrice daily, but diminish the frequency of the application if tenderness be produced. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I saw your brave lance, Bois-Guilbert, roll thrice over, grasping his hands full of sand at every turn. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I then repeat this idea once, twice, thrice, &c. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- And the tragic poet is an imitator, and therefore, like all other imitators, he is thrice removed from the king and from the truth? Plato. The Republic.
- Twice or thrice he was going to ask about the marriage question, but his heart failed him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- George danced with Rebecca twice or thrice--how many times Amelia scarcely knew. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He had to tap twice--thrice. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Afterwards she advanced to the fountain and dipped it thrice, singing all the time that strange melody. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I remember,' said the boy, pressing her to him twice or thrice, 'that I snuggled under a little shawl, and it was warm there. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- While I had been away from home lately, Traddles had called twice or thrice. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Blessed is he who has found his work to do, we say nowadays, but thrice blessed is he who has found a machine to do it for him. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And the tragic poet is an imitator, and, like every other imitator, is thrice removed from the king and from the truth. Plato. The Republic.
- And now tell me, I conjure you, has not imitation been shown by us to be concerned with that which is thrice removed from the truth? Plato. The Republic.
- Lady Dedlock has eaten no dinner, but has twice or thrice poured out water with a steady hand and drunk it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I would she had retained her original haughtiness of disposition, or that I had a larger share of Front-de-Boeuf's thrice-tempered hardness of heart! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She was never seen angry but twice or thrice in her life, and it was in one of these moods that Mr. Osborne's attorney had the fortune to behold her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Though utterly unlike in character, the twins got on remarkably well together, and seldom quarreled more than thrice a day. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Thrice Jerusalem was taken and twice the temple was destroyed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Thrice a-week are Templars permitted the use of flesh; but do thou keep fast for all the seven days. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Inputed by Jane